RON HART
Ron Hart received his BFA in Music Composition from Ohio University and continued his post-graduate work in Composition and Film Scoring at UCLA in 1978. He has played in concert and recorded with a variety of jazz, new age, rock and pop artists including Dionne Warwick, saxophonist Sonny Stitt, Harry "Sweets" Edison (Duke Ellington), guitarist Bill deArango (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker), bassist/producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock), guitarist Jorge Strunz, guitarist George Landress (Landress/Hart Group), Brazilian singer/guitarist Tomaz Lima, drummer E.W. Wainwright (McCoy Tyner, Earl "Fatha" Hines), William Belote (Focal Point), December's Children, and many others.
In 1981 Ron started indie label ShadowLight Records along with publishing company ShadowLight Music and released the "Dancing Moments" album by the Landress/Hart Group. This jazz/fusion band featuring Ron on keyboards received heavy airplay across the U.S. and performed at many colleges and jazz clubs during the early 1980's. He is the arranger and featured musician on two popular CD's of Paramahansa Yogananda's Cosmic Chants, "The Divine Gypsy," first released in 1982 and re-released on CD in 1997, and "Where Golden Dreams Dwell" in 2003, both published by Self-Realization Fellowship.
Ron was included in the 1992-1993 edition of Marquis Who's Who in Entertainment as a composer, musician and record company executive. In 2006 he created his current indie label, PureBeam Music, and in 2008 released "The Light Beyond the Atoms," a four-movement suite of original music featuring Ron on grand piano with synthesizer orchestration. A selection from the album was featured on Hearts of Space radio throughout North America and can be found in their online archives under Program 889 "Wistful." Also appearing on that show are jazz greats Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Herbie Mann and Jan Garbarek. (hos.com)
Ron Hart Discography:
1966 - Ain't That Peculiar (Soul Impromptu) on Prism Records
1981 - Dancing Moments (Landress/Hart Group) on ShadowLight Records
1982 - The Divine Gypsy (Self-Realization Fellowship)
1983 - The Light Beyond the Atoms (Ron Hart) on ShadowLight Records
1984 - Just Behind Our Love (Ron Hart) on ShadowLight Records
1986 - Bouquet (Timmaris McDowell) on Heart Centered Music
1991 - Connected (William Belote) on Music House Productions
1996 - No Distance Between Us (Focal Point) on Music House Productions
1997 - The Divine Gypsy (Self-Realization Fellowship) re-released on CD
1998 - Season Without End (William Belote) on Music House Productions
2001 - Ceu - Sounds of Magic (Tomaz Lima) on TLL Gravadora (Brazil)
2003 - Where Golden Dreams Dwell (Self-Realization Fellowship)
2008 - The Light Beyond the Atoms (Ron Hart) re-released CD on PureBeam Music